It takes children longer to understand and use zero than other numbers, and it takes adults longer to read it than other small numbers. That’s because to understand zero, our mind must create something out of nothing. It must recognize absence as a mathematical object. - Quanta
“I was at the forefront of CGI over three decades ago, and I’ve stayed on the cutting edge since. Now, the intersection of generative AI and CGI image creation is the next wave,” says director James Cameron. - The Conversation
"All of these media insiders have watched up close as the business that undergirds journalism (has) changed dramatically. ... We wanted to understand not just what this new state of media looks like but what the future of getting reliable news out in the world might actually be." - New York Magazine (MSN)
In contrast, ordinary Portland cement must be baked in a kiln at around 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. “It’s a huge saving” in energy, she said, leading to “a 70 percent reduction in carbon footprint.” - The New York Times
Critics argue that the new museum, which would be spread across two sites – one in Guernica and one in Urdaibai – will ruin the 22,068-hectare biosphere reserve by bringing at least 140,000 visitors a year into the protected natural space. - The Guardian
"Last month, fluid dynamics researchers from China and France published a research article in the Physics of Fluids journal indicating that van Gogh’s signature swirls throughout the night sky composition reveal that the artist was innately attuned to hidden atmospheric turbulence." - Hyperallergic
Over the past 10 years, as American politics and culture have grown more contentious, Shakespeare has become increasingly politicized. - The New York Times
This wedge of South Seattle thrums with the rumble of trucks and planes, brims with warehouses and lacks green space and clean air but has long been adored by artists for its ample and relatively affordable maker space. - Seattle Times
Our findings revealed that, when people make judgments about wisdom, they are essentially linking wisdom to two key dimensions that we call reflective orientation and socio-emotional awareness. - Psyche
"Linear ratings for kids television have cratered over the last decade and changed the programming landscape completely. … The carefully curated programming blocks of the past have been upended by streaming, … (which) has disrupted decades of knowhow around developing and programming TV shows for children, upending the entire playing field." - TheWrap (MSN)
AI-created artworks are disrupting the accepted norms of the art world. As philosopher Alice Helliwell from Northeastern University London argues, if we can consider radical and divergent pieces like Duchamp's urinal and Tracey Emin's bed as art proper, how can something created by a generative algorithm be dismissed? - BBC
“Hours before a scheduled screening of a documentary about the 1948 depopulation of the Palestinian city of Lyd, Israeli police blocked a Jaffa theater from showing the film.” - Hyperallergic
For years, the Connelly Theater has been performing in two auditoriums at a Catholic school in Manhattan’s East Village. In recent months, the Archdiocese of New York has started scrutinizing scripts and denying permission to stage in the building anything deemed contrary to Catholic teaching. - The New York Times
With the new Labour government having announced a "proper review" of funding body Arts Council England, Mark Pemberton suggests overhauling the structure of government arts funding, splitting the current system — highly centralised in the London-based Arts Council — into three parts. - Classical Music (UK)
